Filoxenia Hotel Amorgos
, Ormos Aegialis Amorgos, Cyclades, Greece
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Peace and Tranquility Island
... and in their own way, they are.
Sailing to Skhoinoussa was great; our first opportunity to put wind in the sails and lean the boat over on its side a little. This was the perfect place to recover from the pirate like behavior from the night before.... if it weren't for Dave introducing drinking games.
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I'm on a Boat!
Sailing to Amorgos required the use of the motor 100% of the way. Today was the calmest wind and flattest water Captain Vince has seen all summer and there was no actual sailing. What was possible, however, was a stop in the middle of the sea to jump into the 200 meter deep water.... which leaves one wondering what really is below. Vince said this almost never happens so enjoy it.
I have also been given the job ...
Scenic island with fun port of Katapola
... my over-sized attire.
The Chozoviotissa Monastery is the highlight on Amorgos and "not to be missed" according to my trusty guidebook. The monastery is only 40m wide but 8 stories high hugging the cliff above Agia Anna Beach. Most of the narrow rooms are only 5m wide and the monastery is definitely not for anyone with claustrophobia. The staircases are also very narrow and have low clearances giving you a Yao Ming feeling. To make matters worse the cliff overhangs ...
Sleepy island cute but with little to do
... like a major project. I thought some might come off on the walk back to the hotel but not much did.
I read in my guidebook where tiny Astipalea has 2 ports, conveniently called old port and new port. Most of the modern ferries now use the new port and my trip to Amorgos leaves from the new port which is on the other side of the island, literally all by itself in the middle of nowhere. My ferry leaves at 5:15 am so I asked when I bought my ticket ...
Amorgos and Donousa
... in Amorgos - we actually ate in dinner in the same restaurant bother evenings we were there - the guy working there on the BBQ was actually originally Egyptian. We stayed in Amorgos for 2 days before moving onto Donousa. This was were we ran into a little hiccup. We arrived early in the morning. From what we saw from the ferry (which was small) is that Donousa is a very small island. We had planned on staying here 3 nights. We saw a ...



